This morning, Rep. Antonio "Moe" Maestas, D-Albuquerque, presented a bill to the House Business and Employment Committee that would create a new designation for small companies and allow them to bid on state contracts.

Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) has introduced a bill that would ensure the 2,300 New Mexico employees of the Department of Homeland Security will get their paychecks if a proposed shutdown of the department happens Friday.

A company trying to reopen a Sierra County ​copper pit that has been shuttered for 30 years said it is still in the process of getting state and federal permits but hopes to be up and running in a few years.